#Autism mom

[trash-and-trash-accessories]

"Autism mom" organizations treating autism like a horrific disease in the 90s did so much harm to autistic people. Still today people are torturing autistic children in an attempt to exorcise the autism from their bodies to get back their healthy normal child. People aren't giving their kids necessary vaccines out of fear they might catch this horrific illness. All because these organizations painted autism as a horrific illness stealing healthy children from their loving parents instead of just like, people with slightly different brains that can be accommodated.

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Metis Cykes ^~^

(dont ask me about the espeon, its just vibes)

[autiebiographical]

The only thing I did to get attacked by these sorts of people is to just speak honestly about my experiences as an autistic person. Then they turn around and call it advocacy.

[spoonfulofjesus]

PSA to "autism moms", especially the one that talked to me at work today! Just because your child is nonverbal does not mean that they cannot hear and understand you! Just because your child does not respond with words does not mean they do not know you are dehumanizing them and treating them like a badge to get pity with! Your HSN child is not your prize-winning dog or a charity case! They are a human being and deserving of respect.

Also, specifically to the one that talked to me today. Why on earth did me having a cane (and you laughing at me when I said yes I in fact do legitimately need it) constitute you dragging your nonverbal child over to tell me that you're his caretaker? I'd say I don't care, but I do because I hope they aren't stuck with you as a caregiver for much longer. You clearly have no respect for them. Don't tell me "I don't act like they aren't there, what?" when I just watched you do it. You just dragged them over and said "this is my child, they need me to help them at all times" without even looking at the (adult) child, much less asking for their permission to say anything about them. Then when I try to acknowledge their existence (and they respond by looking at me!) you say they're nonverbal in a pitying tone, as if nonverbal means vegetable. You are the pitiful one here.

[creativelylucky]

I'm mad.

Warning: rant about autism online communities

Saw a mutual reblog some bullshit about "autism representation in media bad because it's not my autism!!11!!1!1"

If you genuinely believe that then I don't think I can be comfortable around you.

You think that showing more severe autism is "infantilization"

You think that showing more severe autism is "inaccurate"

You think that showing more severe autism is "stereotypes"

Well guess what. The show you're bashing, the movie you're trashing, the characters you call stereotypes and inaccurate and fake, those are the characters I relate to the most. Because I am not you.

There is more autism than level one autism you know. I hope you know that.

I hope you know that level 2 people are on the internet and can see the shit you say about us and how characters like us are "inaccurate to autism"

I hope you know that level 3 people and/or parents/caretakers of level 3 people are seeing you talk about them or their child as if they don't exist just because you don't like the severely autistic character in the hallmark movie you just watched.

In your journey to have more autism representation, you actually DECREASE autism representation because you're saying level 2 and 3 rep isn't allowed. Moderate and Severe autism rep isn't allowed. Only mild is allowed guys!!!!! Only Quinni is allowed guys!!!! We're not allowed to have other characters chat!!!! Chloe says that only Quinni is accurate so that means we're only allowed her guys!!!!!!!!!!

We're not allowed to have characters with severe meltdowns, speech differences, echolalia/scripting, constant stimming, "childish" special interests, live with parents, can't get jobs, nonverbal, eloping, AAC, or anything relates to level 2 or 3 guys! Remember! That's the rule!

Fuck you, I have plenty of OCs with moderate and severe autism. But I'm also nice and I DON'T FUCKING EXCLUDE PEOPLE so I also have some Level 1 OCs as well.

Maintagging some things because this message needs to get spread.

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Picture I just found while clearing my camera roll

[emmashouldbewriting]

13yo came home with her maths and welsh exam results (and anxiety over potentially getting her science results tomorrow, wherein i promptly reminded her that the results do not matter as long as she tried her best. and if she didn't, that's on her, and that's her responsibility to rectify next year.)

this girl got 64% in maths!!!! her weakest subject!!!!!!! and 86% IN WELSH!!!! her second language!!!

i just... i'm so proud of her. she tries so very, very hard in everything she does in a world that isn't made for her and doesn't understand her, but she just keeps going. i'm honestly so lucky to say she's mine.

[autumnityk]

[sincerelyyellingback]

I was stalking my friend on pinterest, and I saw that she'd saved a bunch of tattoo designs that are a crossover between the "Disney adult" and "autism mom" aesthetics. Apparently, "Disney autism tattoo" is a popular Google image search. Here are some examples:

Anyway, we all know many people are against Autism Speaks and the puzzle pieces, so I came up with this way better Disney autism tattoo:

[dazeddoodles]

i feel like eda's parents were really chill w eda like she could kill someone and get away with it then with lillith their dad was the same but their mom would ground her

Before the curse maybe. After the curse when Eda does something bad suddenly her moms like "She's acting out cause of the curse. She feels unloved cause she's controlled by a dangerous scary monster 🥺💔"

[autiebiographical]

Much like there's a difference between a person named Karen and "A Karen" there's a big difference between the mom of an autistic person/an autistic mom and an Autism Mom™.

Autism Moms™ ignore us autistics, talk over us, and fight with us. They think they know more about autism than anyone else without knowing a thing about it.

[darling-heart105]

“Autism mom’s🧩🌈💖” When their child actually displays autistic traits/behaviours:

[thearticulateautistic-blog]

My book is FINALLY out!!

"What Did I Do Wrong?" helps you decode commonly misunderstood autistic traits at a glance, so you and the autistic person in your life can start communicating more effectively with each other right away! This book will help open your eyes to the way autistic people see, feel, and experience the world and clear up the confusion you have about your daily interactions with them. Whether you're a non-autistic parent, partner, teacher, sibling, friend, etc., or whether you're an autistic person yourself who needs the allistic people in your life to better understand you, this book is for you.

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[bluebyrd-screaming]

Trying to figure out how to phrase it, but I've come across a particular side of Autism Parent content about getting haircuts in particular and while some of them are about empowering the person getting their haircut and giving advice on how to create a less traumatizing environment, some of them just baffle me

"We have to hold him down and cut his hair as quickly as possible" but why??

Like, I get wanting your kid to look well groomed and that sometimes hair needs to be cut to maintain it's health. This makes sense

But why are we forcing these tiny humans who are using all of their communication skills to fell you to knock it off to endure such an uncomfortable experience just for aesthetics? Especially when it comes to the use of clippers on kids with sensory issues

And I have short hair that is cut with clippers despite my sensory discomfort with them, so I get that sometimes certain desires get put over certain discomforts, but why are you deciding that this is an appropriate trade off for your child?

Does your kid, who is crying and screaming and lashing out, really need a buzz cut that badly and do you really need to record it?

[emmashouldbewriting]

normalise mental health days for kids.

13yo has been in bed all day sleeping because last week's exams took so much out of her and she finally crumbled today. she has a teacher training day on tuesday so i told her to take tomorrow off if she needs it so she has 4 days to recover from all her anxiety.

will she always be able to do that? no. but she's a child. if she doesn't get that extra day tomorrow, she could be out for an entire week, if not more. one day for the sake of her mental health is not the end of the world. one day could be the difference between autistic burnout and her finishing this school year.

her anxiety is not less worthy of a day off than a stomachache.

[just-a-queer-fanboy]

I have a 2 year old cousin with allism and he's nothing like you, I bet you're faking not being autistic for attention.

It's okay, Allism Speaks is looking for a cure to allism and therapies so you can properly communicate like an autistic person.